Spanish Lady
No surprise here that this Irishman fell head over heels for a Spanish lady…
On Raglan Road
Based on the poem written by Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh named after Raglan Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin. The poem was
I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls
A song that has been sung as a lulliby in my family for generations and continues on to the next
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O Holy Night
Originally composed by Adolph Adam using the text from Placide Cappeau’s Cantique de Noël. The literal translation to English go a
O Come All Ye Faithful
Hark! Ring Bells! Let the Angels sing!
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Lulajze Jezuniu – Sleep Little Jesus
This one goes out to my Polish friends! It’s called “Sleep Little Jesus” in English. Hush little Jesus, my little
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Little Drummer Boy
Very simple chord progression, but depending on who plays this, I find that I never know when each verse continues.
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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas
Another good carol for croonin’.
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Here We Come A-Wassailing
This always makes me think of A Claymation Christmas Celebration‘s “Here we come a-waffling”. Good stuff.
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Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
I really think we should bring back the word “Hark!”. It’s a pretty nifty word. “Nifty”, that’s another word that
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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
One of the oldest Christmas carols we know of, dating from the 16th century or earlier.
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Go Tell it on the Mountain
I bet they wished there was an Internet connection up on the mountain so they could just send an email.
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White Christmas
After a few mugs of eggnog, when I’m feeling the need to do some croonin’, this is my go to
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The origin of this Christmas carol lies in the English tradition wherein wealthy people of the community gave Christmas treats
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Silent Night
Composed in Austria by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr in 1818. During the Christmas Truce of 1914 during World War I,